Puzzle



(No Model.)

J. F. DEEVES & R. U. J. GAUTHREAUX.

PUZZLE.

No. 432,865. Patented July 22, 1890*.

MBUTlUN EUZZLE wwwm MM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. DEEVES AND RICHARD U. JOS. GAUTHREAUX, OF NEW ORLEANS,

LOUISIANA.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,865, dated July 22,1890.

Application filed October 23, 1889- Serial No. 327,959. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN F. DEEVEs and RICHARD U. J os. GAUTHREAUX,citizens of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in

the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles; and We dohereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will IO enable others skilled in the art towhich itappertains to make and use the same.

Our invention is a puzzle; and it consists in a novel construction ofparts constituting the same, and it also contemplates the use of I 5such puzzle as an advertising device in the manner hereinafter fullydescribed.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated one form in which wehave contemplated embodying our invention, and the same is fullydisclosed in the following specification and claims.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the central diskemployed in constructing ourpuzzle. Fig. 2 is a similar view of one ofthe outer disks of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the completedarticle.

Our improved puzzle is composed of three disks of thin material, such asmetal, cardboard, celluloid, or other preferred material.

The central disk A is located between the two outer disks B B,and is ofslightlygreater diameter, said disks being pivotally secured together attheir common center by means of anysuitable construction-as arivet-which 5 will permit the outer disks to rotate inde pendently ofthe disk A. The central diskA is provided with an irregular slot D,which extends in a zigzag course around the same, and at differingdistances from its center,

40 forming a maze or labyrinth. This slot may be of any desired shapeand extent, but is of uniform width, and will terminate at one end in anenlarged opening d, located preferably adjacent to the periphery of theouter-disks 5 B. The outer disks B B, which are of equal size, areprovided each with an opening 1), similar to the aperture d in the plateA, and of substantially the same size. This aperture 1) is located atthe same distance from the center as the aperture d, and a slot 1)extends from each aperture B toward the center of the disks, f,orapurpose hereinafter described. When the parts have been securedtogether by riveting or otherwise, the apertures 17 b in the plates B bare made to register with the aperture (1 in the plate A and with eachother, and while the plates are in this position a button E is placed inengagement with the said apertures. This button is provided below itshead with a shank act the same diam- 6o eter as the width of the slot Dand the slots b, which shank terminates at each end in a shoulder 6.These shoulders will pass through the apertures cl 1); but when thebutton has been pushed along until it engages one of the branches of theslot D the shoulders e a will engage the outer faces of disks B B,preventing the button from being removed. It will be seen thatas thebutton is moved along the slot D with a sidewise movement. the disks B Bwill revolve as the shank e presses against thesides of the slots 1) band permit such movement, while the length of the slots B b will allowfor the movement of the button toward and from the center of the disk.

When the but-ton has been placed at the r extreme end of the slot D inthe manner justdescribed, in order to solve the puzzle, the button mustbe made to traverse the maze formed by the said slot until the enlargedopening d is made to register with the apertures b of the platesbeforethe button can be removed.

We prefer to provide a key by which the puzzle may be readily worked,and for this purpose we provide the outer edge a of the disk A, whichextends beyond the peripheries of the disks B B, with a series ofletters or characters, which may be formed by printing the same on thematerial of which the disk is 0 formed. e may, however form saidcharacters by printing the same on some suitable material and attachingthe same to the disk, or by stamping the charactersinto the same byusing suitable dies, and the letters may appear in raised or depressedform, as found most desirable. These characters are arranged in such amanner that as the puzzle is worked the button E and slots 1) will bebrought successively in line with certain let- 10o ters at everymovement, which letters, taken in their order, will spell some word,sentence, or other matter, as desired, which shall be the key to thepuzzle, anda much greater number of characters will be employed on thedisk A than are necessary to form the key. By this means the device canbe readily and effectively used for the purpose of advertising byarranging the letters so that the key shall be the name of some articleor product to be sold or introduced,or the name of a house engaged inany business or occupation; but any desired letters or combination ofletters forming any inscription desired may be employed in connectionwith this puzzle.

In the form shown in the drawings the key to the solution of the maze isHome Run Cigarettes, and as seen in the drawings and indicated by thearrows in order to solve the puzzle and remove the button the same musttraverse the slotD in such manner as to bring it successivelyin linewith each letter embraced in the key, the enlarged apertures throughWhich the button may be removed being located in line with thelastletter S of the key. In this connection it is desirable that the slot Dshould change direction at each of the points indicated by the lettersof the key, and thereby call attention to the key and the advertisementembraced therein in case it is unknown to the person using the puzzle.In this way if the key is not known the person solving the puzzle mustbecome acquainted with it and the advertising ,device expressed by thesame by simply causing the button to traverse the maze in removing thebutton.

The side plates, it Will be seen, cover up the disk A and prevent thebranches of the slot D from being seen, and'said slot may be providedwith a number of side branches at the points of junction of twobranches, as indicated in full lines, and with other branches,

as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. l, to mislead ficult of solution.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a puzzle, the combination,with the central disk provided with aslot forming a maze, of a disk provided with a radially-disposed slot,in ovably secured on each side of said central disk, and a buttonengaging the slots of all of said disks, substantially as described.

2. In a puzzle, the combination,with a central disk provided with a slotforming a maze and termi ating in an enlarged opening, of disks providedwith radially-disposed slots terminating in similar apertures andadapted to register with the aperture in said central disk, and a buttonadapted to pass through said apertures and having a reduced shankadapted to engage the slots of said disks, substantially as described.

3. In a puzzle, the combination, with a central disk provided with aslot forming a maze, of a disk provided with a radially-disposed slot oneach side of said central disk, a button engaging the slots of all thedisks, said central disk being provided with a series of characters forindicating the movements of said button in said maze, substantially asdescribed. 4

4:- In a puzzle, the combination, with a central disk provided with aslot forming a maze, of a disk provided with a radially-disposed slot oneach side of said central disk, a button engaging the slots of "all thedisks, said central disk being provided with a series of characters,certain of said characters indicating the movements of said button insaid maze and forming an advertising device, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we at'fix our-signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN I. DEEVES. RICHARD U. JOS. GAUTHREAUX.

Witnesses:

GEO. IV. GAVIN, T. S. PREVOST.

